Light Phone: Pros + Cons After Two Years With a Dumb Phone

Andrew Folts
6 min readMar 1, 2023

March 1, 2023—Two years ago I ditched my iPhone for a dumb phone called the Light Phone, and here’s how my life has changed.

Hi, my names Andrew, and two years ago I ditched my iPhone for a minimalist phone called the Light Phone 2.

Which some people thought was a great idea and other people thought was a giant waste of money.

So I thought I’d make a followup video to talk about the longterm pros and cons and explain why…

Buying a dumb phone just might be the smartest thing I’ve ever done.

Introduction

Back in 2021 I was really struggling with social media addiction, so when I heard about the Light Phone I started watching YouTube reviews.

But they all seemed to have the same storyline, which went something like…

“I tried a dumb phone for 30 days and it TOTALLY changed my life, but, oh, by the way, I’m

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Andrew Folts

Author of 365 Comics. Writer, illustrator, and barefoot runner slinging minimalist hacks for creative rebels.